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Combat Positions Just Opened to Women, Allowing Ladies to the Front Lines

Just days into President Obama's second term, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has made a huge change for women in the military this afternoon.

According to AP, senior defense officials say Panetta is removing the military ban on women serving in combat. This will open up "hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war" as early as this year. The rule that's banned women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units has been in place since 1994.

Female members of the military--you make up at 14 percent of active servicepeople--I know you're out there: How do you feel about this news? Will you opt to be in a combat position? Share your stories and thoughts in the comments.